Inventory Specialist

Inventory Specialist

The Inventory Specialist will be the primary resource for the centralized tagging of all moveable equipment (MEI) for the University, including updates and input to various fixed asset systems based on assigned duties in the MEI area. The Inventory Specialist will assist with asset-based compliance analysis and reporting. This role will also be the primary resource for the biennial physical inventory of moveable equipment, assigned activities for compliance audits, quality assurance procedures, and other special projects (as assigned). The responsibilities of this position include walking to various locations across campus and standing for long periods of time.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• High level of communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to work independently, organize and prioritize work assigned to meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills must be able to deal with people in a tactful and courteous manner.
• High level of organizational skills.

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• Experience with Inventory Management.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Financial modeling and forecasting: Provides analysis to determine present and future financial performance. Organizes information from a variety of sources for use in analyzing future plans and forecasts. Collaborates with all levels of management, both internally and externally, to gather, analyze, summarize, prepare, and present recommendations regarding financial activities. Researches information to help resolve issues and make recommendations.
• Financial analysis and reporting: Analyzes information and creates accurate and timely reports. Ensures financial reporting meets the compliance needs of internal and external users. Extracts data from multiple sources.
• Financial methods and systems: Recommends methods to improve practices, processes and systems. Works with internal and external contacts to carry out department objectives. Provides a high level of service that cultivates and maintains strong working relationships and effectively communicates information; takes ownership and accountability for timeliness, accuracy and relationship management.
• Strategic Resource: Translates unit finance objectives into priorities. Reports financial issues and risks and makes recommendations. Contacts appropriate stakeholders to include in communications and approvals.
• Compliance and risk management: Establishes, implements and/or maintains strong internal controls in areas of assigned responsibility to provide reasonable assurance of effective and appropriate resources use, accurate financial information, and adherence to contractual obligations and agreements, policies, procedures, and external regulatory requirements.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Economics or Finance and two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated application of financial, accounting and economic concepts.